The New York Times – Music:
Karina Canellakis, a born-and-raised New Yorker, led her hometown orchestra alongside another debut, of the pianist Alice Sara Ott.
Category: New York Philharmonic
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She’s Shaking Up Classical Music While Confronting Illness
The New York Times – Music:
The pianist Alice Sara Ott, who makes her New York Philharmonic debut this week, is upending concert culture — and defying stereotypes about multiple sclerosis.
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N.Y. Philharmonic Adds 2 Premieres to a Diet of Classics
The New York Times – Music:
Jaap van Zweden, the orchestra’s music director, led new works by Joel Thompson and Tan Dun amid pieces by Mozart, Beethoven and Mendelssohn.
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New York Philharmonic’s 2024-25 Season: What We Want to Hear
The New York Times – Music:
Gustavo Dudamel, who takes over as music and artistic director in 2026, is getting a head start with three weeks of concerts and more programs.
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Review: Two Electric Debuts at the New York Philharmonic
The New York Times – Music:
An exciting program featured the conductor Elim Chan and the cellist Sol Gabetta in a pairing of music by Martinu and Rimsky-Korsakov.
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Elim Chan Boxes, Conducts and Defies Stereotypes
The New York Times – Music:
Elim Chan, who is making her New York Philharmonic debut this week, blazed onto the scene as the first woman to win a prestigious conducting contest.
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Review: Jews Flee to China in New York Philharmonic’s ‘Émigré’
The New York Times – Music:
“Émigré,” a bland oratorio about brothers who flee to China to escape Nazi persecution, was given its American premiere by the New York Philharmonic.
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Jaap van Zweden to Lead French Orchestra After New York Philharmonic
The New York Times – Music:
The conductor, whose tenure in New York ends this summer, will begin a five-year term at the Orchestre Philharmonique de Radio France in 2026.
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Review: A Case for Understated Majesty at the Philharmonic
The New York Times – Music:
A new piano concerto written for Emanuel Ax, and an old symphony by Rachmaninoff, reward close listening in a program conducted by Eun Sun Kim.